7th Feb 2008 12:00
UBS AG (EPT)07 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PLCClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 8,913,280 1530.44 pence 1500 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 4,513,906 1537 pence 1477.08 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD LONG 200,000 14.9875 GBPCFD LONG 20,000 15CFD SHORT 50,000 15.015CFD SHORT 250,000 15.0518CFD LONG 34,000 15.0584CFD SHORT 20,890 15.14268CFD SHORT 79,110 15.1427CFD LONG 30,000 15.1735CFD SHORT 250,000 15.1851CFD LONG 2,974 15.1867CFD LONG 169,539 15.2009CFD SHORT 400,000 15.2128CFD LONG 34,000 15.21781CFD SHORT 30,000 15.2207CFD SHORT 115,407 15.2252CFD SHORT 250,000 15.2354CFD LONG 30,104 15.23802CFD LONG 594,770 15.2403CFD SHORT 1,000 15.2483CFD SHORT 2,000,000 15.26278CFD SHORT 455,154 15.2699CFD SHORT 190,849 15.26993CFD SHORT 100,000 15.2928CFD SHORT 200,000 15.3044 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 07 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group